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  • China: New Urbanisation Plans
    Namrata Hasija    ·   09 Sep, 2013    ·    #4108    ·    Commentary    
    In March 2011, increasing urbanisation had been noted as part of the Twelfth Five Year Plan by the Communist Party of China’s Central Committee. It is now being reported that the Chinese government has plans to shift 250 million rural resi...
  • India and Regional Cooperation Economic Partnership (RCEP): Challenges and Prospects
    Vignesh Ram    ·   03 Sep, 2013    ·    #4107    ·    Commentary    
    In the aftermath of the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997, regional economies devised various mechanisms including the enhancement of mutual cooperation and understanding amongst themselves to avoid any similar problems in the future. In the years ...
  • Presidential Elections in Maldives: A Pre-Poll Analysis
    N Manoharan    ·   03 Sep, 2013    ·    #4106    ·    Commentary    
    After much political drama, Maldives will witness second multi-party presidential elections on 7 September 2013.  If the first round fails to throw decisive results, the second round has been scheduled on 28 September (21 days stipulated time...
  • IPCS Discussion
    International Crisis Group (ICG) Report: Iran’s New President and the Nuclear Talks
    Pratima Koirala    ·   03 Sep, 2013    ·    #4105    ·    Commentary    
    Initial Remarks Prof PR Chari, Visiting Professor, IPCS: Prof Chari found the ICG Report very well researched and of high quality. At the same time, he also stated that the footnotes were too elaborate and made the reading process difficult. ...
  • Indian Mujahideen: After Yasin Bhatkal's Arrest
    N Manoharan    ·   31 Aug, 2013    ·    #4104    ·    Commentary    
    When Yasin Bhatkal, cofounder of Indian Mujahideen (IM) was arrested on 29 August 2013 at India-Nepal border, there was more of disbelief than relief. The incredulity was because he operated with different aliases – Ahmed Siddibappa, ...
  • Sri Lankan Claims to Kachchatheevu: A Rejoinder
    V Suryanarayan    ·   30 Aug, 2013    ·    #4103    ·    Commentary    
    This commentary is in response to an article entitled 'Kachchatheevu: A Matter of Sri Lanka's Sovereignty' (27 August 2013) by C Vivekananthan, published in the Sri Lanka based Daily Mirror. Vivekananthan’s arguments can be summe...
  • China and Myanmar: The Great Game of the Gas Pipeline
    Teshu Singh    ·   30 Aug, 2013    ·    #4102    ·    Commentary    
    The first phase of a China-Myanmar-South Korea-India gas pipeline venture was started in July 2013. Together, they will explore the resources of ‘Shwe Fields’. The pipeline will start from Kyaukryu port in Rakhine State on the west c...
  • India-Myanmar Border: Is there a Third Player?
    Yves-Marie Rault    ·   30 Aug, 2013    ·    #4101    ·    Commentary    
    On 22 August 2013, Myanmarese troops crossed the border and began to set up a camp in a village of Manipur located 3 km from the international border pillar number 76. The officer in charge claimed to be in his jurisdiction, blaming the Indian o...
  • Half Yearly Review
    Myanmar's Transition: Challenges of Continuing and Emerging Conflicts
    Bibhu Prasad Routray    ·   26 Aug, 2013    ·    #4100    ·    Commentary    
    fThe in-transition Myanmar's attempts to leave its violent and divisive past continues to be thwarted both by old mindsets, and also by the opportunities for nuisance the state's apparent openness has bestowed on some groups of people. G...
  • Indian Ocean Region: Can New Delhi Guarantee Regional Stability?
    Barana Waidyatilake    ·   23 Aug, 2013    ·    #4099    ·    Commentary    
    With the recent launch of its first indigenously-developed aircraft carrier, India has announced its entry into yet another elite club. Historically, developing naval power projection has been seen as a major indicator of ‘great power&rsqu...
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